When treating athletes, there are many things to take into consideration and timing is one of the most critical. Most athletes participate in scheduled events that they prepare for months in advance. When the treatment occurs in relation to these scheduled events is a major factor that will affect their treatment. There are five phases …
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By David Heron, LAc The benefits of Chinese Medicine show clearly in the skin of patients treated by TCM dermatologists. Present day TCM dermatologists employ a practice that has been developing as a specialized field of Chinese Medicine since at least 300-200 BCE when the ‘yang yi’ or ‘sores doctor’ was designated as one of …
By Moshe Heller and Stephen Cowan Moshe: O. is a very curious 2-year-old that came to see me after she was diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis). O. started to show signs of illness during a trip abroad when she developed a runny nose for a few days and then sores appeared in her mouth, which …
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system (Merck Manual [MM], 2016). Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which insulin production is absent, only occurs in 5% of those with diabetes. In Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, normal insulin secretion is inadequate due to insulin resistance (American Diabetes Association …
As East Asian medicine practitioners, we know that treatment should revolve around clear pulse examination, but who doesn’t feel upset with the disappointingly vague information we were taught in school regarding pulse diagnosis? Who doesn’t feel defeated when teachers tell us again and again to forget about the pulse because it will take years to …
Check out this comprehensive chart of the types of alternative medicine and wellness therapies offered by 15 of the most prestigious hospitals in the US. The industry, which generates nearly $40 billion per year, finds “a ready market in patients who are wary of conventional medicine — and eager to try to ease their symptoms …
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We know that acupuncture works, but a recent study on carpal tunnel syndrome, published in Brain, a neurology journal, might help us to learn how acupuncture shown to rewire the brain. A team of investigators based at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) chose carpal tunnel as the focus because it causes …
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Although acupuncture has been practiced for thousands of years, the evidence for its effectiveness has only begun to be assembled over the past few decades. The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd (AACMA), identifying the need for an updated review of the evidence with greater rigor than was possible in the past, commissioned The …
Massage therapists are naturally nurturing, intuitive individuals. They dedicate their careers to helping others release pain and get their bodies back into balance. However, if a massage therapist doesn’t take great care to avoid it, they may be on a path toward the opposite effect on their own health. Remember, you best serve your clients …
We recently came up with 10 important ways that acupuncture benefits women. While men, too, certainly enjoy improvements in mood, sleep, pain, and addiction recovery just like women do, there are three additional improvements that men can expect from a course of treatment delivered by the hands of a skilled Chinese medicine practitioner. 1) Improvements …
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